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"...The two Guevaras(Che's daughter Aleida and son Camilo), who left the Islamic Republic in some haste, managed to anger some Iranian progressists. The siblings refused to mention the mass arrest of workers' leaders throughout Iran in the last few months or condemn the current wave of repression against trade unions, women's organizations, teachers and farm workers.

"These people don't give a damn about the toiling masses," says Parviz Jamshidi, a lawyer for imprisoned trade unionists. "To them workers represent nothing but an abstraction, an excuse for appearing left and chic. They don't see that the Khomeinist regime is at war against the poorest sections of our society."

The rest of this amazing piece can be found here.

Posted @ October 12, 2007 12:20 PM

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'A good time was being had by all'...Until they opened their mouths. Reminiscent of THAT form of leadership throughout history. Thank you for bringing attention to these little 'bright lights' in the News, keep it up Sir.

Posted by: Blogengeezer at October 12, 2007 07:09 PM

> Appointed defense minister by Khomeini in '81, he died in a car crash a few months later.

Interestingly convenient. One wonders who was on his enemies list...

Posted by: Vittle at October 14, 2007 07:26 AM